Legislative methods for specifying stocking density and consequences for the welfare of finishing pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 167-173

  Spoolder, H A M ^a   Edwards, S A ^b   Corning, S ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SAC Aberdeen   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finishers; Housing system; Legislation; Space allowance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034038160     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00152-9     Document Type: Article

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